WorksheetsELH4SS-2.2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In what year was the Treaty of Tordesillas signed?
a)
1492
b)
1494
c)
1496
d)
1498
2.
Who was the first Spanish explorer to explore Florida?
a)
Ponce de Leon
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Juan Garrido
d)
Alvar Nunez Cabaze de Vaca
3.
Who do historians believe was the first free African in the Americas?
a)
Ponce de Leon
b)
Juan Garrido
c)
Panfilo de Narvaez
d)
Esteban Dorantes
4.
True or False.
Some of the motivation for the Spaniards to explore was gold and other riches, they wanted to spread Christianity, and create colonies.
Some of the motivation for the Spaniards to explore was gold and other riches, they wanted to spread Christianity, and create colonies.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Which Spanish explorer was wounded in a fight with the Calusa Indians and later died in Cuba?
a)
Juan Garrido
b)
Ponce de Leon
c)
Esteban Dorantes
d)
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
6.
Who is thought to be the first enslaved African to explore the Americas?
a)
Jaun Garrido
b)
Esteban Dorantes
c)
Ponce de Leon
d)
Hernando de Soto
7.
Which explorer was the first to see the Mississippi River?
a)
Hernando de Soto
b)
Ponce de Leon
c)
Jaun Garrido
d)
Esteban Dorantes
8.
Which Spanish explorer was separated from his ships and died at sea?
a)
Ponce de Leon
b)
Panfilo de Narvaez
c)
Cabaza de Vaca
d)
Esteban Dorantes
9.
What year was the first European expedition?
a)
1513
b)
1514
c)
1515
d)
1516
10.
True or False.
An expedition is a journey made for a special purpose.
An expedition is a journey made for a special purpose.
a)
True
b)
False
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